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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2021-46975

Change History

CVE Translated by kernel.org 3/19/2024 10:15:07 AM

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Title: kernel de Linux
Description: En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: netfilter: conntrack: Hacer que los sysctls globales sean de solo lectura en redes que no son init. Estos sysctls apuntan a variables globales: - NF_SYSCTL_CT_MAX (&nf_conntrack_max) - NF_SYSCTL_CT_EXPECT_MAX (&nf_ct_expect_max) - NF_SYSCTL_CT_BUCKETS (&nf_conntrack_htable_size _user) Porque sus datos Los punteros no se actualizan para apuntar a estructuras por red, deben marcarse como de solo lectura en un ns que no sea init_net. De lo contrario, los cambios en cualquier espacio de nombres de red se reflejan (se filtran) en todos los demás espacios de nombres de red. Este problema existe desde la introducción de los espacios de nombres de red. La lógica actual los marca como de solo lectura si el espacio de nombres de red es propiedad de un usuario sin privilegios (que no sea init_user_ns). El commit d0febd81ae77 ("netfilter: conntrack: volver a visitar sysctls en espacios de nombres sin privilegios") "expone todos los sysctls incluso si el espacio de nombres no tiene privilegios". Dado que en cualquier caso necesitamos marcarlos como de sólo lectura, podemos prescindir por completo de la verificación de usuarios sin privilegios.

								
						

CVE Modified by kernel.org 3/19/2024 10:15:07 AM

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Changed Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: conntrack: Make global sysctls readonly in non-init netns

These sysctls point to global variables:
- NF_SYSCTL_CT_MAX (&nf_conntrack_max)
- NF_SYSCTL_CT_EXPECT_MAX (&nf_ct_expect_max)
- NF_SYSCTL_CT_BUCKETS (&nf_conntrack_htable_size_user)

Because their data pointers are not updated to point to per-netns
structures, they must be marked read-only in a non-init_net ns.
Otherwise, changes in any net namespace are reflected in (leaked into)
all other net namespaces. This problem has existed since the
introduction of net namespaces.

The current logic marks them read-only only if the net namespace is
owned by an unprivileged user (other than init_user_ns).

Commit d0febd81ae77 ("netfilter: conntrack: re-visit sysctls in
unprivileged namespaces") "exposes all sysctls even if the namespace is
unpriviliged." Since we need to mark them readonly in any case, we can
forego the unprivileged user check altogether.
Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2671fa4dc0109d3fb581bc3078fdf17b5d9080f6

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/671c54ea8c7ff47bd88444f3fffb65bf9799ce43

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68122479c128a929f8f7bdd951cfdc8dd0e75b8f

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b288479f7a901a14ce703938596438559d7df55

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baea536cf51f8180ab993e374cb134b5edad25e2

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3598eb3915cc0c0d8cab42f4a6258ff44c4033e

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da50f56e826e1db141693297afb99370ebc160dd

								
						
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf85a34ce17c4cf0a37ee253f4c582bbfb8231b

								
						

CVE Rejected by kernel.org 3/19/2024 10:15:07 AM

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